This one's for you, Kagome2009-chan! I really apologize for taking so long just to give you chapter 2, but I had a SEVERE case of writer's block. (Hmm. LuClipse85 had writer's block.....a paradox.) I was trying to come up with a real good idea for a continuation and finally I got one! ....Sort of. But I got something to get me going at least. I apologize for keeping you waiting. I know six and a half months of waiting must've been hell. But thanks to your demanding, and indirectly heartbreaking, message, it seeped into my subconscious and brought out whatever brilliant idea had been stuck in there! But here you are: "Inuyasha's Nightmare, chapter 2" and a good Halloween story! Now that I've gotten a solid concept, you can expect to see regular updates (hopefully monthly ones ;). Man, listening to my X Japan MP3 files really put me in a sort of gothic mood. Especially "White Poem 1", I thought that fit Inuyasha perfectly here.

Okay, Kagome2009-chan, you waited 6 1/2 months for this so I'll shut up and let you read now.

Have fun! -

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InuYasha isn't mine.

("And thank Buddha! D'you read this chapter, Miroku? This woman's mental!" Inuyasha whispered.)

("Tell me something I don't know. But yeah, after reading this chapter, she's the first black Goth chick I know!")

("Man! She's almost up there with Naraku!" Sango added.)

I HEARD THAT!! AND HOW DARE YOU CALL ME A SICK BASTARD!! I'M GOTHIC RIGHT NOW!!

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Inuyasha's Nightmare

Chapter 2

"Mirror"

The afternoon grew late. The Inu-tachi had hit the road to continue their search for the remaining shards of the Shikon jewel. Inuyasha lead his group as usual, Kagome was right behind him, Shippo lay sleeping in the basket of her bike after devouring a box of pocky, Sango walked behind Kagome holding Kirara and Miroku walked beside her, bruised and limping.

(FLASHBACK: That morning)

Everyone was still at Kaede's village at mid-morning, waiting for Inuyasha to wake up. He had woken up before but was still weary from his ordeal the previous day; he had just laid down in Kaede's hut and fell back into a deep sleep.

Kagome came inside to see if Inuyasha was ready to hit the road again. He was usually the first one up and in a hurry to leave. It shocked her to see Inuyasha laying down on the floor, still sleeping.

Boy, that nightmare he had yesterday must've really done something to him. Kagome thought pitifully.

Kagome quietly walked over to the hanyou and sat down beside him, gently stroking his shiny white hair. Inuyasha stirred as he picked up her scent. Kagome watched him as he slept, then smiled when she saw his right ear twitch. She thought about Inuyasha's nightmare, playing it through her mind over and over and thought maybe it wasn't serious. Kagome tried to convince herself that that's all Inuyasha's nightmare was, a nightmare. However, something told her otherwise.

Kagome gave Inuyasha's hair one last stroke and then left the hut, still thinking about the nightmare.

I feel like I shouldn't be worried about something like that, but.....I don't know why, I think for him to have a nightmare so bad he goes into cardiac arrest, I think maybe it's something we shouldn't put to the side. Kagome thought, trying to make sense of her conflicting feelings to the situation. I feel at war with myself; reason's saying it was just a nightmare, but my gut's telling me to take it into consideration.

Kagome stood just outside the hut when she saw something in the corner of her eye and immediately ducked! A strong wind blew about as the object flew over her head and into the sky. Kagome looked up to see what that was and found it was Sango's hiraikotsu. It curved in the air and returned to its owner in the distance.

"What-" Kagome wondered, when she was later answered.

"AW C'MON, SANGO! DON'T KILL ME OVER A DREAM!!"

"HA! I'D BE GOING EASY ON YOU IF I DID, MIROKU!"

"SOMEONE HELP ME!!"

Kagome stood back up and looked into the distance ahead of her and found Miroku running along the rice fields away from Sango, who was chasing him and swinging her hiraikotsu at his head and legs. From Kagome's perspective, Miroku was running almost as fast as Koga to escape certain death. Sango leapt in the air and hurled her weapon at him; the hiraikotsu intercepted Miroku's path and caused him to halt. He looked up and found Sango falling back to the ground with her unsheathed sword. Miroku screamed and ran like hell before she landed and sliced the dirt road. Sango left her massive weapon in the ground and chased Miroku, swinging her sword at him whenever she managed to get close. Miroku continued running for dear life, approaching Kagome.

"HiKagomeByeKagome!!" Miroku hastily greeted as he zoomed past her.

"Hi Miroku."

"Hey Kagome!" Sango greeted as she zoomed past right behind Miroku.

"Hey Sango."

They were a good distance away from Kagome in a matter of seconds.

"C'MON SANGO, GIMME A BREAK!!" Miroku pleaded while running.

"I'LL DO BETTER THAN THAT; I'LL GIVE YOU FOUR BREAKS: ONE FOR EACH LIMB!" Sango roared in response.

"HELP! INUYASHA! LADY KAEDE! MOMMY!!"

"I'LL GET YOU FOR THAT SICK DREAM, MONK!!"

Kagome watched as them run and jump all around the rice fields until they disappeared from eyesight, wondering what happened between them. Just then Shippo appeared, bidding Kagome good morning.

"Shippo-chan, do you know why Sango's running after Miroku like she's trying to kill him?" Kagome asked the kitsune, hoping to get an answer.

"Yeah, sort of." Shippo explained, "When you guys got back from the future, I asked Sango what an "intimate romance" was since nobody here wanted to tell me. I figured since it had something to do with her, she would know about it. She didn't and asked why I thought that. I told her about Miroku's dream about her being on top of him and the two of them sharing what Miroku called an "intimate romance". Next thing I knew, Sango went off and went off after Miroku."

Kagome looked up, no longer surprised now that Shippo made everything clear.

"I knew he crossed the line." Kagome stated flatly.

(END FLASHBACK)

"Such brutality was really uncalled for." Miroku muttered under his breath.

"Shut up, monk! You asked for it!" Sango snarled fiercely, making Kirara cower in her arms and then jump into the basket with Shippo, most likely in her best interest.

Miroku started to protest, "But I-"

Sango cut him off by quickly unsheathing her sword, glaring into Miroku's eyes. "Unless you want a hole in your stomach to go with the one in your hand, shut up!"

"Shutting up." Miroku quickly said, then obeyed Sango's order with a broad, nervous grin.

Sango continued walking, her anger practically killing the grass with each step she took. Miroku stayed a good distance behind her, he could at least watching her swaying rear from a safe distance.

Kagome mumbled something to herself while looking up at the sky. She then asked Inuyasha a question; she got no response. Inuyasha didn't even hear her. Kagome peeked at him, wondering if he was alright; her eyes widened at what she saw.

Inuyasha's eyes were barely open, his leaning to the side. He was still thinking about his dream and what it was, then his eyes fluttered shut and he fell asleep while walking. Kagome looked at his feet as they began to drag; she had never seen Inuyasha technically sleepwalk before. Inuyasha's foot hit a rock, causing his eyes to pop open; though he didn't wake up until his face slammed into the ground.

"Damn rock." Inuyasha growled sleepily under his breath.

He rose to his feet and kicked the rock for tripping him. Inuyasha looked up and saw everyone looking at him, getting agitated.

"What the hell are you all gawking at?!" He snarled.

"Inuyasha, why don't we just set up camp here?" Sango suggested out of concern.

"It's still daylight, don't tell me you're all tired already." He responded gruffly.

"It's not us, it's you, Inuyasha. You look exhausted." Miroku added, equally concerned.

"Miroku's right, Inuyasha. If you don't wanna set up camp, let's just take a short break so you can rest." Shippo suggested helpfully.

Inuyasha scoffed, "Keh! Spare me, Shippo! I ain't a weakling!"

Inuyasha kept walking, folding his arms stubbornly. Seeing as that didn't work, the others followed him, not saying another word. Kagome glanced at the hanyou after they had walked a long while. Inuyasha was obviously very tired; he could barely keep his eyes open. He yawned loudly. Everyone knew he was exhausted; he really hadn't gotten a very good night's sleep due to his repeat nightmare, but they all knew they'd be wasting their breath telling him to take a break.

Finally Kagome gently asked Inuyasha if he wanted to set up camp for the night. He still refused, giving her the same answer he gave Sango, but in a softer tone. Miroku glanced up at the sky, it was still daylight, but the sun was setting now and nightfall was quickly approaching.

As luck would have it, the group came across a nice inn just ahead. Miroku worked his magic and "exorcised" the ominous black cloud, "free of charge". The inn keeper insisted on giving them a bed and food for the night on the house.

Inuyasha, Sango, Kagome and Shippo stared at him like they normally did, then quickly got over it. Sango and Kagome headed for the bath, Miroku right behind them until Sango shot him a threatening glare. He figured he could make it a while longer with a bath; he just might see tomorrow if he did.

"Y'know Inuyasha, it would be rather rude if we rejected the innkeeper's kindness. Perhaps now we could see up camp for the night?" Miroku inquired with a conniving tone.

Inuyasha shot him a half-lidded glare. He wanted to tell him off for lying through his teeth again, but he was too tired to even say "keh". Inuyasha grunted sleepily and walked off.

As everyone ate dinner they tried hard to stifle their laughter so as not to disturb Inuyasha. He had actually fallen asleep while eating! Inuyasha didn't even stir when Shippo poked his side and he fell over onto the ground! In fact, it seemed his snoring got a little louder. Everyone snickered quietly, but left Inuyasha alone.

Inuyasha stirred and his eyes opened. He sat up and looked around the room; he was the only one there. Inuyasha wondered where the others had gone then remembered falling asleep and figured they had left him alone and gone to bed. Inuyasha's body suddenly grew tense as two things came to his senses:

It was deathly quiet and there was a thick scent of blood in the air......

The inn keeper's blood included!

Inuyasha rushed out of the room and followed the scent; it grew stronger as he came closer to the source. He came to a long hallway and found corpses littered all along the hallway! The inn keeper, his wife, all of the guests, and to his horror, Miroku, Sango, Kirara and Shippo were among them, laying in pools of blood!

Inuyasha stood horrified, then rose his eyes up as he heard footsteps far up ahead and saw a shadow walking forward.

It's gotta be the murderer! Inuyasha thought. Baring his fangs, he unsheathed the Tetsusaiga and took a fighting stance. But the Tetsusaiga didn't transform!

What the hell?! Why hasn't it transformed?!

Inuyasha kept his stance, wondering what was wrong with the Tetsusaiga when the murderer stepped forward out of the shadows....

Inuyasha's eyes widened in utmost horror.

"Kagome?!"

Kagome stood before Inuyasha, the blood of the guests and her friends all over her school uniform. She stared into his eyes with a cold stoic gaze. In her right hand, Kagome held Sango's sword, which was covered and dripping with blood.

Inuyasha was completely horrified! Kagome had killed everyone at the inn, and she didn't look at all remorseful! Inuyasha sniffed the air and narrowed his eyes as he tried to sense who's spell she was under. His eyes widened again. There was no demonic aura coming from her and no trace of mind control!

Kagome did this of her own free will.

"Kagome...." Inuyasha uttered, aghast.

She fixed her cold eyes on Inuyasha, raising her sword to her mouth and licking some of the blood off of the blade. Her grip on the handle tightened.

"Your turn." She hissed with a sadistic smile.

Kagome quickly lunged at Inuyasha and sent the sword through his chest, just barely missing his heart. He screamed in pain as she pulled out and then dodged when she swung at him again. Before Kagome could strike again, Inuyasha ran out of the inn, wondering what was wrong with her. Kagome chased after him, running just fast enough to keep up with him.

She rose her sword to the side and slashed at him, sending a beam of energy forward which materialized into an arrow and went straight through Inuyasha's side! He yelled in pain but continued running. Kagome swung four more times, sending four more arrows into his flesh. She rose the sword to swing a fifth time, fixing her aim on Inuyasha's heart. Just as she swung, Kagome stumbled and her arrow was send of course. It slashed at his side, cutting his hakama belt and releasing the Tetsusaiga. Inuyasha didn't notice until he felt his pants slack and heard something fall onto the ground. He grabbed the right side of his pants to keep himself from tripping over them and looked down.

The Tetsusaiga has disappeared!

Intent on killing Inuyasha, Kagome uses all her power and sends another arrow flying toward him! The arrow sinks into his back and runs straight through his heart; the tremendous force lifts Inuyasha off his feet and sends his chest slamming fiercely into a tree ahead of him! Inuyasha gagged as he slid down the tree, blood flowing heavily out of his mouth. His body quickly loses strength as he slid down and fell over at the base of the tree, his eyes half-lidded.

"Kagome...." Inuyasha whispered inaudibly, his body laying still on the ground.

Kagome slowed to a halt then stood behind him, staring at him coldly. A small satisfied smile spread across her lips. Kagome's grip on her sword grew slack and it fell from her hand. Then a look as if she had woken up and came to her senses washed over her face. Kagome looked down at her shirt, heavily stained with blood, and remembered everything. Her breath quickened in horror as she slowly raises her eyes to Inuyasha, locking on his body at the base of the tree.

Kagome's eyes widened in shock as she realized what she had done. Her hand trembled fiercely as she rose them to her face.

"Dear Buddha, what have I done? Inuyasha...." Kagome whispered as tears formed in her eyes.

Inuyasha's body twitched, then his breath returned to him.

Kagome smiled, he's alive! She summoned her legs, stiff from shock, to take her toward her beloved when she heard a sound come from Inuyasha. Immediately they stopped. Inuyasha's labored breathing transformed into a vicious growl. He moved his arms from under him, sitting up. Inuyasha leaned over on the ground and threw up blood, as two of the arrows had pierced his stomach. He coughed and his labored breathing returned, Inuyasha then tilted his head slightly toward Kagome, growling menacingly.

His face had a purple streak on each side and his eyes were blood red.......Inuyasha was in his demon form!

He slowly rose to his feet, never taking his glaring eyes off of Kagome. Inuyasha turned around, facing her, extending his sharp lengthened claws and taking a fighting stance.

Kagome's heart raced, but her body was paralyzed with fright as she realized what Inuyasha was going to do. She could barely get her vocal chords to move.

"Inuyasha....don't.....please...." She begged in a whisper.

Inuyasha growled. He lunged forward and slashed her stomach open!! Kagome shrieked at the top of her lungs in sheer agony! Inuyasha chuckled, he enjoyed that! Wanting more, he sent his claws slashing deeper through Kagome's flesh and bones, tearing her open alive! Her blood sprayed and splattered everywhere; Kagome screamed horribly in pure terror and pure excruciation; and Inuyasha laughed in sheer pleasure from all of it! He got more pleasure from that than from killing Goshinki!

Inuyasha viciously seized Kagome's neck, he stared at her as he listened to her ragged breathing. He then drew back his right hand, extending his claws. Kagome grabbed Inuyasha's hand and looked into his eyes.

"Inuyasha.....please....please stop....I beg you......" Kagome pleaded, beginning to cry.

Inuyasha stared in her watering eyes and saw a tear stream down her face.

"Keh." He scoffed coldly.

Inuyasha drew his hand back more and plunged into through Kagome's chest! A loud blood-curdling shriek escaped Kagome and was abruptly cut off as blood gushed up her throat and was expelled through her mouth.

Inuyasha's smile of pleasure widened; he chuckled sadistically, enjoying every second of Kagome's agony.

Kagome struggled to lift her head and narrowly open her eyes, looking into Inuyasha's. Feebly, she struggled to lift her arm and reached out her hand touch his face.

"I...nu....y...yaaa....."

Her arm twitched several times and trembled fiercely, struggling to hold on to life. Losing strength, Kagome's hand fell from Inuyasha's face.

Inuyasha......

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Thank you for your support, Kagome2009-chan! This is entire story is dedicated to you!

Ch. 3 will hopefully be up next month.

Happy Halloween! Ja ne! -